“This training truly helped me understand CSR 101.”

This was how one participant summed it up after 16 representatives from 10 company locators in First Philippine Industrial Park (FPIP) attended a one-day introductory course on CSR conducted by Lopez Group Foundation Inc. (LGFI) in FPIP in Sto. Tomas, Batangas.

Organized by the Association of FPIP Locators Inc. or AFLI, the CSR 101 course was aimed at providing an overview of the elements and tools used in CSR. The LGFI training discussed the history, stages and management of CSR, sharing the use of the project management cycle as a tool in choosing an appropriate project, and communicating CSR effectively. The participants also talked about their current efforts and joined a discussion of the CSR practice by SunPower Philippines Manufacturing Ltd., one of the FPIP locators.

At the end of the course, the participants shared their learning and insights. They gave the course a nod of approval in terms of relevance of content and knowledge of speakers.

The course participants included CSR practitioners and managers from FPIP, Aikawa Philippines Inc., Brother Industries (Philippines) Inc., Canon Business Machines (Philippines) Inc., SunPower, NEC Tokin Electronics (Philippines) Inc., Fort Wayne Wire Die (Philippines) Inc., Japlas Injection Moulders Corporation and IBIDEN Philippines Inc. (Faith Bacon)